Wind-powered pneumatic engine and a motor vehicle equipped with the engine

Abstract

A wind-powered pneumatic engine including one or more impeller chambers and one or more impellers disposed in the impeller chambers is provided. One or more air inlets for receiving external wind resistance airflow are disposed on the impeller chambers, and the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. The wind-powered pneumatic engine further includes an air-jet system for jetting HPCA into the impeller chambers, and the internal high-pressure compressed air jetted by the air-jet system in conjunction with the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. In the present invention, the external resistance airflow around a motor vehicle moving at a speed is converted into power for use, which greatly reduces energy consumption and improves the moving speed of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle equipped with wind-powered pneumatic engine is also provided.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This patent application is a continuation application of application PCT / CN2005 / 001911 filed Nov. 14, 2005 and published in Chinese, and claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 200410091154.2 filed Nov. 22, 2004, Chinese Patent Application No. 200510090760.7 filed Aug. 16, 2005, and Chinese Patent Application No. 200510117451.4 filed Nov. 2, 2005.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to an engine installed in large, medium or small size cargo or passenger vehicles having steering wheels, railway trains, subway trains, marine travel vehicles, aerospace travel vehicles and all other motor vehicles that move at a certain speed, and relates to the field of machines.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]Engines using fuels as an energy source consume a large quantity of fuels, and discharge large amounts of waste gases and hot gases, which pollute the environment. In order...

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Benefits of technology

[0027]1. With the air inlets for receiving the external wind resistance airflow disposed on the impeller chambers, the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets is used as power to drive the impellers to operate to generate power output, thereby converting the resistance into power. Moreover, the higher the moving speed of the power machine is, the greater the utilization of the strong wind resistance airflow is. Therefore, the present invention, when adopted as an auxiliary power, can significantly increase the moving speed of the power machine without increasing the amount of energy consumed when moving at a high speed. The wind-powered pneumatic engine of the present invention can be installed in large, medium or small size cargo or passenger vehicles having steering wheels, railway trains, subway trains moving on land, marine power machines, aerospace power machines and all other power machines that move at a speed. In addition, in the present invention, the wind resistance airflow is used to drive the engine directly, without consuming fuels and discharging waste gases or hot gases, thereby greatly reducing exhaust gases of the power machines, especially vehicles that cause pollution to the atmosphere, and thus protecting the global environment.

[0028]2. Furthermore, the HPCA is used as the power, and the HPCA jetted by the air-jet system in conjunction with the external wind resistance airflow entering the air inlets drives the impellers to operate to generate power output. Therefore, the present invention has the advantages of no fuel consumption, and no waste gases or hot gases discharges, and can achieve self-start and continuous operation to generate power output without being restricted by natural weather, ambient conditions, particularly wind conditions.

[0029]3. Through the HPCA regeneration, storage and supply system, the power output generated after the operation of the impellers is transmitted to the first HPCA compressor, and the first HPCA compressor inputs the regenerated HPCA into the air tank for storage. The wind resistance airflow around the power machine is regenerated and converted into HPCA which is stored to be recycled for use.

[0030]4. Through the deceleration and brake pressurizing device and the second HPCA compressor, the kinetic energy produced as the motor vehicle decelerates and brakes is transmitted to the second HPCA compressor, and the second HPCA compressor subsequently recycles the braking energy and uses the braking energy to regenerate HPCA to be input into and stored in the air tank, such that the utilization of the energy is further enhanced. This solution is particularly suitable for the motor vehicle that frequently decelerates, brakes, and stops.

[0031]5. Through the automatic intermittent burst and jetted HPCA, the air jet time is greatly shortened, thereby saving large usage amounts of the HPCA. This solution is suitable for the motor vehicles that travels over a long distance and a long time at a low speed or that frequently decelerates, idles, and accelerates, thereby ensuring the continuous moving of the motor vehicle.

[0032]6. By installing the air inlets of the wind-powered pneumatic engine at the front end of the motor vehicle, particularly at the position where the wind resistance is the greatest, the wind resistance airflow is used to the maximum extent, thereby generating optimal power output and increasing the moving speed of the motor vehicle.

Problems solved by technology

Engines using fuels as an energy source consume a large quantity of fuels, and discharge large amounts of waste gases and hot gases, which pollute the environment.

Since the mechanical devices installed with the engines do not move at a speed, the engines can only passively receive limited wind force under natural weather, ambient and wind conditions for driving impellers to operate and generate the mechanical kinetic energy.

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